YOUNG ORIGINALS
Submission Due: TBA
Concert:
Submission Deadline:
TBA
Fee:
$20 per student
Only District 4 members can submit the work
Fee is non-refundable
Young Originals Concert Time and Location:
TBA
Students receive 5 Points for Composing and 2 additional points for performing their composition in the Composers concert.
Join NYSMTA District 4’s Student Composition Project!
Publish your students’ compositions, and give them an opportunity to perform their compositions and to hear other young composers’ works!
REQUIREMENTS
1 Only District 4 members can submit the work with a fee of $20 per student.
2. Student compositions may be any length.
3. Compositions may be for any instrument, combination of instruments, dance, or film.
4. Compositions must be written in a notation program such as Musescore (Free!), Sibelius, or Finale (teachers may assist in this process) or hand written with black ink and a ruler (to draw all bar lines and stems).
5. Composers name and age must be printed at the top right of the first page of the composition.
6. All submissions must have a one-inch margin on all sides. (Otherwise, sections may be cut off in the publishing process.)
7. Compositions must be submitted electronically as a PDF to chrisj.rage@gmail.com by TBA.
8. $20 entry fee per student must be paid via PayPal. Please consolidate your fees into one payment.
9. Participating composers are invited to perform their composition in the Composers Concert,
10. Participating students and their teachers are awarded a copy of the Young Originals publication at the concert.
11. Participants are encouraged to submit music-themed artwork for the covers of the Young Originals publication. Artwork must be in black ink on white paper with a one-inch margin on all sides and should include, in large bold letters: the title, volume, year and sponsorship of the book:
YOUNG ORIGINALS / VOLUME XXXVII/ 2024/ Sponsored by the NYSMTA District 4
All artwork will be reviewed and judged. The best two entries will be used for the front and back covers of the Young Originals publication.
Helpful hint:
How to create a one-inch margin on all sides of your composition in musescore:
When in your musescore document, click on “Format” on the very top menu.
In the drop-down menu, go to “Page Settings.”
In the window that appears, go to the bottom left and click “inch (in).”
Then go to the right side of the window and change both “odd page margins” and “even page margins” from 0.59in to 1.00in by using the up/down arrows where the margin size is displayed. You will need to change all sides for both even and odd pages.
CONCERT
PAYMENTS
IMPORTANT: All applications and payments must come directly from the teacher. No payments from parents will be accepted.
Please list the names of the students in the MESSAGE box at the bottom of the form.
Please consolidate all student fees into one payment on PayPal.
Fee is non-refundable
Any questions? Contact Christine Johannsen at: chrisj.rage@gmail.com or 845-422-0006
Times:
Location:
TBA
Event Chair:
Christine Johannsen
Email:
chrisj.rage@gmail.com
Phone:
845-422-0006